Tess Liebersohn, LPC

I work with people who want to:

• Process grief and loss

• Get unstuck from anxiety spirals

• Work through difficult past experiences

• Reconnect to their bodies, pleasure, and desires

• Understand family dynamics and ruptures

• Articulate their emotional landscape

• Explore gender, sexuality, and relationship identities

• Make peace with their fears, sensitivities, and judgments

• Cope with stress related to relationships, work, health, and the world

• Get outside (in walk and talk therapy)

Why “here and wow”?

Simply put: Because it sounds like here and now, one of my favorite concepts in therapy. The here and now is a breath of fresh air, a contrast to the there and then, where our anxieties live. The here and now is where we slow down, put down the weight, and get to know ourselves. It’s where fear steps aside so that connection, change, and healing happen. I changed now to wow to honor the wonder and delight that comes when we dive into reality.

Encountering the here and now may not be pleasant at first; it means sitting with everything the present moment holds, from unwanted sadness and grief to bittersweet joy. This is neither easy nor something we can rush. It takes time to trust that we can handle it. The therapist-client relationship makes this encounter more tolerable.

Why is there a hummingbird in the logo? When I was starting my private practice, I doodled a bunch of possible logos. I wanted to capture the power of stepping into the here and now/wow. At that moment, a hummingbird darted into view in a nearby window and I let out a “wow!” The bird was two things at once: moving rapidly (at a rate of 80 wing beats/second!) and appearing completely frozen. The duality of energy and stillness was rapturous, and a logo idea was born. The final logo was designed by Adrienne Rena Design.